Lately, the best young-adult novels have felt like perfect action-adventure stories, with characters who run from danger... into even greater danger. Case in point: Here's the first chapter of Stranger by Sherwood Smith and Rachel Manija Brown, which hits the ground running, and just keeps getting more exciting. »11/13/14 9:30am 11/13/14 9:30am

Looks like J.J. Abrams is back to his old tricks, plying us with viral marketing that's shrouded in mystery. His Bad Robot studio just dumped this black-and-white teaser that reminds us of a modern day The Crow. Is it for a movie? A TV series? A webseries? We have no idea. »8/19/13 10:29am 8/19/13 10:29am